USA TODAY Crossword · 66-Across · 4 letters
"Your mileage may ___" USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 11, 2026
Answer · 4 letters
VARY
VARY completes Your mileage may vary. Here mileage can stand for the results someone gets, not just distance travelled. After may, English uses the base verb vary rather than varies.
Different crossing letters? Check another fit →Mileage need not mean a car journey
The phrase cautions that what worked for one person may not work the same way for someone else. A recommendation can be sincere while still allowing different outcomes. In this expression, mileage is figurative; you do not need a distance unit or a car part to fill the blank.
Why the ending is VARY, not VARIES
May is a modal verb and takes the base form of the following verb. Compare mileage varies with mileage may vary: adding may removes the third-person ending from vary. Enter only the missing four letters, not the entire expression.
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Where this clue appeared
66-Across in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for September 11, 2026.
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